The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales
The consideration and use of extraneous materials when considering issues of charitable status
Consideration of a cyber cafe to provide internet access facilities as a public amenity
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Charities and the efficient use of charitable resources
Good citizenship
Commerce and industry
Conservation of the environment
Health
Moral or spiritual welfare or improvement of the community
Payroll giving
Preservation of public order and prevention of breaches of the peace
Protection of life and property
Relief of Poverty
Sound administration of the law
Urban and rural regeneration
Consideration of whether animals dangerous to humans can be capable of conservation
Considering background information when determining charitable status
Links with
Education
Health / private medicine
Human Rights
Rural life
The protection of children and young people from the harm arising from contact with unsuitable material on the internet as a charitable purpose
Use of the promotion of good citizenship as an analogy in accepting a new novel charitable purpose
Use of the promotion of commerce and industry as an analogy in accepting a new novel charitable purpose
Compensating for the consequences of a bad investment (the purpose of)
See also, Health, and Sickness (Relief of )
The Commission’s approach to considering Complementary and Alternative Therapies as a way of relieving sickness and promoting health
The effect of the structure of a company limited by shares on charitable status
Independence issues affecting charitable status
Consideration of whether a charitable purpose
See also Objects
See also RR9 Preservation and Conservation
Consideration of what education means in charity law in modern society
Education outside formal instruction
Advancing Education in railway modelling and other pursuits
Neutrality
Promoting a propagandist or particular point of view
By the provision of financial advice
Consideration of how the Commission approaches what a recreational facility is for the purposes of the Recreational Charities Act 1958
See also Poverty (Relief of)
By ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine as a charitable purpose
By the promotion of spiritual healing
Use of promotion of health as an analogy in accepting new novel charitable purposes
See also RR12 - The Promotion of Human Rights
Relevance of ECHR to an application for registration of a religious or belief organisation as a charity
Relevance of ECHR to the presumption of public benefit to the first three heads of charity
See also Public Benefit
Consideration of a purposes which might include the prevention of interference with the right to freedom of expression, as defined in Article 10 of ECHR
The extent to which any political activities carried on by a charity may be ancillary to the promotion of human rights
Information (the provision of), the extent to which it may be charitable
See also RR7 The Independence of Charities from the State
The effect of independence on charitable status
See also Conflict of Interests
Provision of a cyber café as an internet facility under the Recreational Charities Act 1958
The protection of children and young people from the harm arising from contact with unsuitable material on the internet as a charitable purpose
The use of the internet as a means of advancing education
Compensating for the consequences of a bad investment (the purpose of)
Beneficial class connected through investments
Requirement that a charity must be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts
Effect of concurrent jurisdiction arising under banking law on the charitable jurisdiction of the court and charitable status
The Commission’s jurisdiction to consider an organisation’s charitable status previously considered by the courts
Authority to grant a lease
The provision of loans as a means of furthering charitable purposes
As a charitable purpose
As an analogy in accepting new novel charitable purposes
The effect of a provision purportedly limiting purposes to those which are charitable in law
The Commission’s approach to construction of objects in governing documents
Workability of objects clause
See also Analogy
Use as an analogy in accepting a new novel charitable purpose
Definition of poverty or financial hardship for the purposes of charity law
Hardship Funds
Temporary hardship or poverty
Use as an analogy in accepting new novel charitable purposes
Use as an analogy in accepting a new novel charitable purpose
See also RR8 The Public Character of Charity
The legal test of public benefit
Public benefit and the relief of poverty
Public benefit and the advancement of education
Public benefit and the advancement of religion - presumption
Public benefit and the promotion of Human Rights
Public benefit under the fourth head of charity
Relevance of ECHR to the presumption of public benefit to the first three heads of charity
Sufficient Section of the public
A connection or nexus between the beneficiaries
Public benefit and regulation of a profession
Consideration of private benefits to members of an organisation
Consideration of public benefit of recycling and reuse of waste
Consideration of public benefit and spiritualism
Consideration of public benefit and conflict resolution
Promoting non-charitable interests of an industry
Benefit restricted by ability to pay fees
People in poverty – availability of insurance
Effect of section 34(1)
Model Railways and Other Pursuits
See also RR4 The Recreational Charities Act 1958
When the provision of a recreational facility may be charitable
Provision of an internet café as a recreational facility under the RCA 1958
See also RR2 The Promotion of Urban and Rural Regeneration
Use as an analogy in accepting new novel charitable purposes
Regulation as a charitable purpose
See Sickness (Relief of)and also Health(promotion of)
Definition of religion for the purposes of charity law
Promotion of a particular religious doctrine is not necessarily advancement of religion.
Review of Legal Authorities
Belief in a Supreme Being
Worship
Consideration of whether spiritualism meets the criteria for a charity of the advancement of religion
Charitable company limited by shares
See also Relief of Sickness and Health(promotion of)
Relevance Under the Recreational Charities Act 1958
The Commission’s approach to when social welfare under the Recreational Charities Act 1958 is satisfied
Use as an analogy in accepting new novel charitable purposes
Whether the promotion of spiritual healing can further a charitable purpose
Review of the relevant law and Commission policy on when the provision and maintenance of a statue, monument or memorial could be charitable
Whether the provision of a statue of a character in a nursery rhyme could be charitable
Whether the promotion of sustainable development can further a charitable purpose
See also RR13 Promotion of the Voluntary Sector for the Benefit of the Public
Whether the promotion of the voluntary sector can be charitable
By the provision of a comprehensive date base about charities